After two years in the White House, Obama is likely to find some old friends less friendly. | AP Photo
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After a brief but intense internal debate over a joint chairmanship, the group opted for Wasserman Schultz, who can help Obama with Jewish donors, Sunshine State voters and above all, women, creating a powerful one-two punch with first lady Michelle Obama.

White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer disputed this version of events, describing it as “very inaccurate,” though other Democratic sources stood by its accuracy.

The discussions are frank, and Pfeiffer has made an effort in recent months to elicit the group’s advice, instead of distributing marching orders and talking points, said some of the participants, who give him high marks outside for shoring up the administration’s sometimes rocky relationship with this cacophonous talking-head class.

At the most recent meeting, Obama himself stuck his head in the room to issue a “thanks, guys,” to the group as Ken Baer, a spokesman in the Office of Management and Budget, was going over the finer points of the president’s deficit reduction plan.

Plouffe, sources said, has instructed his staff to be far more aggressive about deploying Cabinet officers to explain Obama’s policies and respond to natural disasters, such as the Mississippi floods. “We’re in the game now,” said a Cabinet member who was active in Obama’s 2008 campaign. “That wasn’t the case before David came back.”

Even with those resources deployed, Obama faces the reality that almost every White House incumbent must eventually deal with: Politicians in his own party in vast swaths of battleground territory simply don’t want him around next year, in marked contrast to 2006 and 2008, when Obama the hottest national draw for local pols.

Even Kaine — who has no plans to distance himself from Obama, whom he considers a friend — doesn’t have the time to campaign for the president or the inclination to expose himself to GOP candidate George Allen’s claims that Kaine’s a liberal Obama clone.

In other parts of the country, where Obama is even less popular, some Democrats might even become anti-surrogates — as West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin did in 2010, damning the White House with faint praise and criticizing Obama policies.

Houston-based Democratic consultant Marc Campos predicts that Obama’s effort to make gains with Hispanics in Texas will take a hit if the party’s Senate candidate — who could be retired Gen. Ricardo Sanchez — turns against Obama for self-preservation.

“That would really undermine everything Obama is trying to do down here,” Campos said.

Senator Claire MoCashKill is finished in Missouri. She conned the electorate once, but now they know without a doubt that she is a cherry kool-aid guzzling LIB who worships at the feet of Obozo the Inept One. See you later Claire, don't let the door hit you in the....

Back then, no one knew anything about the guy. He had covered up his past pretty well and the left-wing partisan mainstream press wasn't about to uncover it. Now, however, nearly everyone knows what an incompetent, lying failure this guy is and no one wants to be connected with him. Except the left-wing, partisan mainstream press, of course. Oh, and the American Communist Party just LOVES him. Go to their web site and read all about it.

My favorite McCaskill quote was at one of her town hall events when she turned to the crowd and whined, "What's the matter here? Don't you trust us?" The question answers itself. She supported every one of Obama's ridiculous bankrupting anti-American policies and lied about them. Now she is trying to get re-elected and is finding difficulty. Meanwhile this president is criss crossing the country mocking his critics like a 7th grader and then out of the same mouth at the same speech calling for civility. He is so profoundly arrogant and narcissistic he believes no one will notice. No wonder no one wants to be within a few feet of him. Hey Claire, how's that jet sale coming?

I think POTUS is going to find that defense is a whole lot tougher than offense. His record is now out there and it is not pretty. Most of those promises that he made as a "bright energetic smarter than anyone in the room" candidate have been trashed. He can't hide it, seal it, or explain it.

Bush has been gone for two years and "President" Obama wore the tread off the bromide that it is all "Bush's fault." His habit of saying anything to get votes and then doing something else is finally being noticed by even the dimmest of intellects. His Democrat party has been a terrible asset with their blind allegiance to his misguides priorities.

Unbeatable? He may be lucky to get as many votes as Jimmy Carter, his apparent role model, did the second time around.

"And the role of surrogates in 2012 will be fundamentally different than last time — less about introducing Obama to the public and more about explaining health care reform, the stimulus, two-and-half wars and the flagging economy to anxious voter.."

Kinda sums it all up. The Bama hoodwink the American Peeps in 2008, through his ehum "surrogates" and a complicit and in the tank media. Now he is looking to do it again only this time Lying about his record...... Oh sorry, "explaining" ........... Que up the "media" surrogate.

Who can forget: Charlie and Tommy on PBS back in October 2008:

ROSE: I don't know what Barack Obama's worldview is.

BROKAW: No, I don't, either.

ROSE: I don't know how he really sees where China is.

BROKAW: We don't know a lot about Barack Obama and the universe of his thinking about foreign policy.

ROSE: I don't really know. And do we know anything about the people who are advising him?

BROKAW: Yeah, it's an interesting question.

ROSE: He is principally known through his autobiography and through very aspirational (sic) speeches.

President Obama has many more friends now than in 2008-members of labor unions both in public and private sectors. Political writers are missing this single issue for the 2012 WH campaign-rights of people in labor unions: Iron workers, public employees, teachers, nurses, police, firefighters, farmers, professors, highway construction workers, auto-assembly, airplane assembly. These all fear republicans would make them slaves again. However these are now in President Obama corner. They sure will re-elect him to protect their union rights.

Are you kidding? maybe you are not... but if you don't want a bunch of psychiatrist following you requesting an appointment let me tell you what wasserman-schults means to me, she is a hateful non-female representative of florida. What's more, any Jewish person who actually casts a vote for Obama should be mentally examined. do not donate, do not even think about voting for this Man. look to your land and what the current policies of this whitehouse are doing to this beautiful land, the only developed country in the middle east...the Jewel called Israel.

If I was in search for a surrogate, Wasserman-Schults, would be my last pick

1 often capitalized : a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition 2 a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control "

That sounds a lot more like "Progressivism," though the Republicans aren't completely Fascism-free.

One veteran Democrat and reliable cable-news show advocate for Obama faults the White House’s handling of messaging.

“A lot of this had to do with the arrogance the Obama people had initially,” the Democrat said. “No one was really in charge of coordinating what we did. ... No one really communicated with us on a consistent basis. It’s gotten better over the last year, but they still have a way to go.”

The fact that Repubs dispise Obama, is a great thing, that means he is actually doing something right.....

The problem he is having with his own party is, they are upset that alot of his policies did not go far enough and he pander and caved to the repubs to often.....If he starts to knock repubs over the head and stand up to their black mail tactics, he will sure up his support with his base and with independents......

Repubs have nothing new to run on....All they have is destroy Obamacare, and tax cuts for the rich....Thats all folks nothing to see here.............

The fact that Repubs dispise Obama, is a great thing, that means he is actually doing something right.....

The problem he is having with his own party is, they are upset that alot of his policies did not go far enough and he pander and caved to the repubs to often.....If he starts to knock repubs over the head and stand up to their black mail tactics, he will sure up his support with his base and with independents......

Repubs have nothing new to run on....All they have is destroy Obamacare, and tax cuts for the rich....Thats all folks nothing to see here.............